Long Lake is a community in Lake County, Illinois, home to about 3,307 people across 1.2 square miles. Its ZIP code is 60041, and parts of 60073 are in Long Lake too.
Homes sold for a median of $203 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Long Lake; also Fox Lake and Volo
Mostly Round Lake Beach; part is in Long Lake
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Long Lake. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)29 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Chicago, IL43 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Long Lake; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Long Lake had 3,663 residents in the 2020 census, up 9% since 2000.
It’s the 414th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Lake County grew from 34,504 residents in 1900 to 714,342 in 2020.
Lake County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 15°F. About 37.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 43 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lake Villa 2ne, IL weather station (6 miles away).
337,069 jobs at 20,076 businesses in Lake County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
15 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Long Lake.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 4 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 1 |
| Dentists | 2 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
| Mental health providers | 5 |
| Chiropractors | 2 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Big Hollow SD 38, Gavin SD 37. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Hollow Primary SchoolIngleside | Pre-K–1 | 387 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| Gavin Central Elementary SchoolIngleside | Pre-K–4 | 467 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| Big Hollow Elem SchoolIngleside | 2–4 | 522 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Big Hollow Middle SchoolIngleside | 5–8 | 744 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| Gavin South Middle SchoolIngleside | 5–8 | 325 | Public | 0.2 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Bede Elementary SchoolIngleside | Pre-K–8 | 165 | Roman Catholic | 2.0 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Round Lake Beach, Round Lake, Round Lake Park, Volo, Round Lake Heights, Hainesville, Fox Lake and Lakemoor.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.